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TIL The FBI kept a file on Stanley Kubrick because Admiral Arleigh Burke accused Dr. Strangelove of being "detrimental to the Nation"

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Ypj97 TIL There’s over a dozen species of kangaroo that live in trees.
8pdK TIL that from the 2009-2010 fiscal year, Susan G Komen foundation only donated 20.9% percent of its $390 million in earnings to actual cancer research.
NXnBQ TIL That the eyesight of peacock mantis shrimp is far superior to humans. They have 12 to 16 types of photoreceptors (we have 3), have trinocular vision, can detect circular and linear light polarization, have a much higher flicker fusion rate and have specialized mid-band regions in their eyes.
epmeg TIL that William J. Sharkey, a NYC politician, was convicted of murder in 1873 but soon escaped from The Tombs (a notorious Manhattan prison) by disguising himself as a female visitor. He escaped to Cuba and was never apprehended.
nVl9 TIL that by analyzing the faces of Olympic medalists after their events, a peer-reviewed study found that silver medalists feel worse, on average, than bronze medalists. Silver medalists feel unlucky, while bronze medalists feel lucky.